diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/install-dotnet.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/install-dotnet.yml
index 40cf6bb4ddf..8c9af6a3c8e 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/install-dotnet.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/install-dotnet.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@ parameters:
     default: ''
 
 steps:
+  # We set DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD so that .NET assemblies targeting older versions of .NET can run on newer ones.
+  # See also:
+  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet#options-for-running-an-application
+  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/runtime-discovery/troubleshoot-app-launch?pivots=os-windows#required-framework-not-found
+  # https://aka.ms/dotnet/app-launch-failed
+  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/scripts/logging-commands?view=azure-devops&tabs=powershell
+  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/set-variables-scripts?view=azure-devops&tabs=powershell
+  - pwsh: |
+      echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD;]Major"
+    displayName: "Set DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD to Major"
   # https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/reference/use-dotnet-v2?view=azure-pipelines
   - task: UseDotNet@2
     displayName: "Use .NET SDK ${{ coalesce( parameters.DotNetCoreVersion, 'from global.json') }}"
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 3
     inputs:
-      ${{ if eq( 'parameters.DotNetCoreVersion', '') }}:
+      ${{ if eq( parameters.DotNetCoreVersion, '') }}:
         useGlobalJson: true
       ${{ else }}:
         version: ${{ parameters.DotNetCoreVersion }}
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index dc1a25ae9c1..1bfb43897e4 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "Microsoft.Build.Traversal": "3.2.0"
   },
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "6.0.403",
+    "version": "7.0.102",
     "rollForward": "feature"
   }
 }
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